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Originally Posted by gionc
Well my desire was just have a "tour" and trying my new tool: you know, new toy, little cild  , well its time now to follow advices: I'll do it.  |
gionc,
I don't know if this will help as I've only had two days practice on mine so far and I've not done any really thin pieces yet!
Have you got cutting tools that are designed specifically for alluminium? I've bought some TC tipped tools that are only just OK but really for alluminium there shoud be a notch behind the cutting tip - I think it's to stop the stuff gumming up the tip. High RPM's and a cutting fluid (parrafin) may also help.
I'm not sure where Mike sent you but this one is THE most useful website I've found for the 7x12's - loads of advice on setting the beast up properly:
www.minilathe.com